CONTENTS Vehicle fleet profile / Applications 1.1Original equipment manufacturers and conversions 1 1.1.1Urban buses 2 1.1.2 Minibuses 3 1.1.3 Garbage trucks 4 1.1.4 Trucks 4 1.1.5 Delivery service 5 1.1.6 Fork lifts 5 1.1.7 Taxis and shared cars 5 1.1.8 Cars 6 1.2Leasing options 6 1.3Second-hand market 7 2. Fuelling of natural gas vehicles 7 2.1Introduction 7 2.1.1 Fast filling 8 2.1.2 Slow filling 10 2.1.3 Combination of slow and fast filling options 10 2.2Economics 10 2.2.1 Investment / capital costs 11 2.3 Financing of infrastructure 12 2.4 Land use planning for refuelling stations 13 3. Emissions of natural gas vehicles 13 4. Economy of natural gas vehicle operation 4.1 Cost of diesel, gasoline and natural gas 19 4.2Payback period of natural gas vehicles 20 5. Guidelines on usage 21 5.1Indoor parking 21 5.2 CNG vehicle safety in accidents 22 5.3 Fuelling safety aspects 23 6.1 Gas company support 23 6.1.1 Installation of a fuelling station 24 6.1.2 Servicing 24 6.2 Government support 24 7. Available standards 25 8. Case studies 26 8.1Entire 26 8.2Natural Gas Vehicles for European Cities and their Integration with Urban Traffic Management 26 8.3ZEUS - Zero and Low Emission Vehicles in Urban Society 27 9. Sources of information 28 References30